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31r. Wilcox, of California — The evergreens on my grounds are 

 worth hundreds of dollars in pleasure and comfort every year. As 

 a rule in California the homes of horticulturists are more or less 

 adorned with trees and flowers. This is not so with the stock 

 ranches. 



Dr.Hape, of Georgia — In the ornamentation of our grounds we 

 are too apt to run after novelties and neglect the many beautiful 

 trees and plants in our native groves. 



Mr. Sioner, of Louisiana — We pay too little attention to the 

 ornamentation of our homes. In Western Louisiana we are sub- 

 ject to occasional droughts. It is important to select trees that will 

 withstand our climate. As a rule trees from Japan succeed with 

 us. The sj)rcading cypress and the Cupressu,s erecfa make the most 

 rapid growth of any evergreens with us. 



President Earle, of Illinois — I would rather lose my apple trees 

 than my evergreens. I could buy apples, but I could not buy the 

 charm of evergreens about my home. 



3fr. Wilcox — The Lombardy and Carolina poplars sucker badly, 

 and we take them up. The gum tree [Eucnlyptus) exhausts the soil. 

 Some of the evergreens, as the English laurel, die from the eifects 

 of too much water. 



Mr. Pierce, of Ohio — I advise the Lombardy poplar only as a 

 wind break. I know it does well as far north as the 39° of lati- 

 tude. 



Mr. Cassell, of Mississippi — The holly is one of our most lovely 

 trees. It grows more rapidly if the soil is properly fertilized. 



Mr. JeHHup, of California — I am much obliged to Mr. Pierce for 

 his paper. Mere architecture will not adorn a place. Tree plant- 

 ing alone M'ill give beauty to an humble home. In California we 

 like the eucalyptus better than the Lombardy for wind breaks. 



Mr. Munson, of Texas — This subject opens a wide field of dis- 

 cussion. We need exact knowledge of habits, etc., of trees and 

 shrubs to enable us to j)lant intelligently. Some places are elabor- 

 ately planted, and yet they are not inviting. Others always have 

 an inviting appearence. The taste and skill of the planter have all 

 to do -with the residt. In Texas we have a number of native trees 



